methaqualone
Quaaludes trademark

Methaqualone is one of the most commonly used drugs in South Africa.

Clandestinely produced methaqualone is seized by government agencies and police forces around the world.

Moreover, the use of barbiturates and of methaqualone in high-school years has almost vanished.

The reported use of tranquilizers, barbiturates and methaqualone have reached such low levels that they showed little additional decline.

When smoked, methaqualone gives the user an immediate trance-like euphoria that quickly wears off.

He was intimately involved in discovery and pre-clinical development of the non-barbiturate hypnotic Methaqualone.

In 1979, three days before his 18th birthday, Garrett crashed his car while under the influence of methaqualone and alcohol.

Egbert entered the steam tunnels on August 15, 1979 with a bottle of methaqualone intending to end his life.

Methylmethaqualone differs from methaqualone by 4-methylation on the phenyl ring.

Nitromethaqualone is an analogue of methaqualone which has similar sedative and hypnotic properties.

These properties explain why methaqualone was originally mainly prescribed for insomnia, most commonly in 300 mg dosage.

South Africa is the world's largest consumer of Mandrax, a substance combining methaqualone and antihistamines.

Because of widespread abuse, Quaaludes and all methaqualone have been illegal to make or sell in the United States since 1984.

Methaqualone is a sedative-hypnotic drug similar in effect to barbiturates, a general CNS depressant.

Smoking methaqualone pills can lead to emphysema and other chronic lung disorders, most notably talcosis.

Methaqualone (Quaaludes)

SL-164 is an analogue of methaqualone developed in the late 1960s by a team at Sumitomo.

Mecloqualone was never as widely used as methaqualone and is no longer prescribed because of concerns about its potential for abuse and overdose.

Smoking methaqualone, either alone or as an adulterant added to various legal and illegal smoking mixtures, gained popularity in the United States during the mid-1970s.

Methaqualone is a depressant that increases the activity of the GABA receptors in the brain and nervous system.

The drug sold as Quaaludes, the brand name for methaqualone, was actually diazepam, a tranquilizer about six times stronger than Valium, the authorities said.

Diproqualone is an analogue of methaqualone developed in the 1980s and marketed mainly in France and some other European countries.

Sedatives such as GHB and methaqualone (Quaalude)

Methaqualone was also manufactured in the USA under the trade names Sopor and Parest.

The trooper at the scene remembers that he found one or two tablets of the sedative methaqualone (Quaalude) in the car, and he remembers finding marijuana.

The wonderful thing about Quaaludes is they do that for you.

At this time her brother developed an addiction to Quaaludes.

Ironically enough though, their name came from the street term for Quaaludes.

Take four Quaaludes and call me in the morning.

If you opened that one you would find six Quaaludes.

Besides, when heavy metal started out, it was all about wine and Quaaludes.

Especially the ones who recently bought a bunch of Quaaludes."

Richard became addicted to Quaaludes and by the end of 1978 was unable to perform.

Turnbull had taken - or been given - drugs, Quaaludes, probably.

And everyone seemed to have a reaction against taking Quaaludes at Studio 54.

Her speech is quite slurred from the Quaaludes that she acknowledges taking.

He has about as much drive as a sloth on Quaaludes.

He closed the door behind him and found the Quaaludes, which he finished with several drinks of water.

Then came those hooked on a mix of heroin and Quaaludes and other pills.

Like the whole damned city's on Quaaludes.

"Have the guards pass out Quaaludes," I tell him.

Suffering from insomnia, he is encouraged by Mom to start popping Quaaludes.

Maybe I should sell Quaaludes for listening assistance!

I imagine they have to get illegal Quaaludes from Mexico to control the women when they lose.

And it was two-thirds full of Quaaludes.

I always talk like I'm wigged out on Quaaludes."

Turning to scotch and her secret stash of Quaaludes for help, she undergoes a scary personality change.

I associate this with Quaaludes.

Had he, perhaps used that supply of Quaaludes to drug John Turnbull and murder him?

Back at Margaret's apartment she rejects Vincent when all he offers are Quaaludes.